How can I connect to the the rest of the world? Through a L-I-N-K

An important component of all three digital tools (webpage, blog, and wiki), is the links that are incorporated that can connect the reader to pictures, webpages, resources, and articles...just to name a few. I have previously linked articles on a word document and wiki however this is my first attempt at linking on a blog. It all appears quite simple, however I guess I will discover if it has worked once I publish this post! Above I have attempted to link a picture and here I am going to attempt to link my wiki and weebly web page so that you can all check those pages out too.

I can definitely see the benefits of creating links in all three of these digital tools. When working on a group assignment wiki page we used links to share important articles and resources with our fellow members. This made the process of researching far easier, as one person would look for a particular article and post the link on the wiki page enabling the other members to go directly to that article rather than searching around on the web for it.

I think that this function would be so beneficial in the context of the classroom. Imagine if the whole class could access articles and information set by the teacher on the net, by simply clicking on a button. No longer would printed articles need to be mass produced on paper, students could simply scour resources online and select the ones that they are interested in. Another major benefit that I can see is the ability for students to share great information that they have found with other class members. The internet provides a wealth of information and links are often the method that allows you to dig deeper and deeper into a particular topic. I think that linking also establishes connections between different sets of information. For an example I have found this website here called 'Make Poverty History'. If students were given this website as a site for research one students may select the link 3things a website that discusses ways that we can advocate for global change. One student may be interested in Recycling so they would choose this link, whilst another student may be keen to learn more about fairtrade products and so they would choose this link. Each of these pages contains numerous other links, so as you can see there are no limits on how deep you want to take your learning -in fact I often find myself going way off track when researching because I find so many other things that interest me!  I am interested to know what else can be linked to these pages...excel spreadsheets, power points, music files...any ideas??